This story takes place in the Star Wars fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, 300 years after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games, and more than 3,600 years before the events in the Star Wars films. In an earnings call to investors in October 2019, Electronic Arts announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic was closing in on a billion dollars in lifetime revenue, making it a huge financial success based on the reported $200 million development budget. It is estimated that the game made $139 million in additional revenues on top of the subscription income in 2013. Several books and comics based on the game have been released. The game was met with positive reception upon release and has received several updates and expansion packs. The game has since adopted the hybrid free-to-play business model with remaining subscription option. The game had one million subscribers within three days of its launch, making it the world's "fastest-growing MMO ever", however, in the following months the game lost a fair share of its subscriptions, but has remained profitable. Different classes favor different styles of gameplay, and the game features extensive customization options, fully voiced dialogue, companion characters, and dialogue options similar to BioWare's other role-playing games.Īlthough not officially disclosed, based on estimates, it is one of the most developmentally expensive games made. Players join either the Republic or the Sith, but players may possess a morality at any point along the light/dark spectrum. Each of the eight classes has a three act storyline that progresses as the character levels up. The game features eight different classes. This story takes place in the Star Wars universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic.
It was released in Oceania and Asia on March 1, 2012.
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The video game was released for the Microsoft Windows platform on Decemin North America and part of Europe. Developed by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was announced on October 21, 2008. Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars universe. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
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